The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-15
From Thursdays Daily.)
CAMP McGILL.
The Soldiers Boys Rest on their Arms
After Yesterdays Fight.
An unneventful Day in Camp.

The program to-day was varied from
the usual routine. The first three days
of camp no target practice was held as
the arrangements had not been perfect
ed. AS result the practice was behind
and it has been found necessary to give
more time to it during the rest of the
encampment. The battalion and skirm-
ish drills have been discontinued and
only the target practice is carried out.
Guard mounting was held informally
this morning.
The target practice this morning was
both individual and company, the latter
being volley firing and skirmish firing.
Much time is being devoted to the latter
feature of the target practice. The ar
tillery battery spent most of the fore
noon throwing spheroidal cases at the
targets across the river. Those boys
who remained in camp spent the fore
noon sleeping. There were no visitors
and the camp presented deserted APP
pearance.
Many of the militia returned home to-
day and other will go tomorrow, though
camp will not be broken before Saturday
morning. The evening dress parades
will be held to-day and tomorrow at the
usual time.
The regiment will be inspected this
evening by Capt. Grosbeck, q. s. A..
Yesterday.
The sham battle passed of to the en-
tire satisfaction of all concerned, con-
sideIing the lack of room for the skirm-
ishers to display in. Col. Bobleter led
the attacking force and after one or two
repulses captured the camp, which was
right calamity defended by Lieut.. Col.
Mead. The attack was very interesting
to the immense concourse of people col
lected upon the grounds. 1t is estimated
that from 10000 to $1,000 people wit
messed the battle. A remarkable feature
of the occasion was that no one was seri-
ously injured and but one or two run
aways occurred.
Soon after the conclusion ofthe battle
a storm arose which sent people hust-
ling to the city or seeking cover in the
various buildings upon the grounds. A
number of persons were caught out in
the rain and received thorough soak
ing. The weather cleared up soon, how
ever, and the usual dress parade, guard
mount and band concert occurred. Sew
eral dances and the play at the Opera
House occupied the attention of such of
the boys as were not too tired.
Notes.
The battle was very hot work for the
boys.
A number of cases of cholera morbus
are reported, but nothing serious.
One of the battery horses died yester-
day.
A number of the boys gathered togeth-
er this morning and, forming a circle,
witnessed several sparring matches be-
tween different members of the militia.
The following visitors from New Ulm
dined with Co. A yesterday: Sheriff
Schmidt, Otto Schell, Joseph A. Eek
stein, Frank Spoerhase. Paul voss, Fred
Spoerhase, Anton Schneider, Gus Otto
meyer, Joseph Gales, Chas Goenhardt,
and Mr.. Etter.
Gov. McGill left this morning at ZOO
o'clock. Last evening he received the
officers of the camp in his tent, and all
spent an enjoyable time.
Co. X, who has been taking the lions
share of the prizes in the target prae-
tice and yolley shooting, entertained
Lieut.. Bird and Capt. Grosbeck at din
ner to-day. Gen. Bird made good
speech congratulating the company upon
its proficiency. There were number
of other speeches made and toasts re-
responded to, the whole passing off very
pleasantly.